by Katie Howard | Jun 4, 2026 | In The Treatment Room, Pillar 4, Top Story
Katie Howard sits down with a D1 soccer player who lost two crucial years of recruitment to ACL injuries and questioned whether she should quit the sport altogether. Instead, she learned a lesson far bigger than soccer. At 14 years old, Taylor Esparza thought she knew...
by Max Morris | Jun 4, 2026 | Stay at the Top, Top Story
Greg Butler watched Adam Peaty & Mel Marshall rewrite the history books from inside the same squad. After years of setbacks, missed Olympic targets and funding uncertainty, the double British champion is now making waves in his own right. For Great Britain...
by Rosie Wood | Jun 3, 2026 | The Mind Game, Top Story
After two failed attempts, Jasmin Paris finally defeated the Barkley Marathons, becoming the first woman to ever complete the race. She looks back on the achievement and the journey that turned an obsession into a sporting landmark. With 99 seconds to spare, Jasmin...
by Rosie Wood | Jun 2, 2026 | On The Pitch, Pillar 2, Pillar 3, Pillar 4, Top Story
Ligament damage would normally bring competition season to a halt. But, for Ukrainian fencer Svitlana Sopit, it became another obstacle inside a life already shaped by disruption and war. When Ukrainian fencer Svitlana Sopit suffered an injury just ten days out from...
by Taejah Boothe | Jun 2, 2026 | Pillar 3, Pillar 4, The Mind Game, Top Story
After experiencing the challenges of college sport herself, Amy Schwem now helps athletes navigate the realities behind the jersey through The Hidden Opponent, an organisation dedicated to breaking stigma and building support networks. The Hidden Opponent (THO) is a...
by Katie Howard | Jun 2, 2026 | In The Treatment Room, Top Story
Brooke Ryan was on the verge of beginning her collegiate diving career in the United States when a routine warm-up ended in a devastating injury. She tells Katie Howard about the surgeries, setbacks and emotional toll of spending three years chasing a return to the...
